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Seven Indigenous Literacy Foundation books selected for inaugural global IBBY-UNESCO Collection
Seven books published by the Indigenous Literacy Foundation have been selected f...
Phoebe Blogg 8 Aug 2026
Systemic racism fuelling child removals, Senate inquiry told
The story of racism is one of hate and unfathomable damage, but it is one that c...
Dechlan Brennan 7 Aug 2026
From Renaissance dreamscapes to digital ceremony: 2026 Telstra NATSIAA winners revealed
A Renaissance-inspired dreamscape, handwoven dillybags made from British Museum...
Natasha Clark 7 Aug 2026
Indigenous people in Brazilian Amazon seek protection from drug gangs
The Ashaninka Indigenous people, who have recovered their once lost territory in...
Andrew Mathieson 7 Aug 2026
Family of Kumanjayi Little Baby set date for her funeral
The family of Kumanjayi Little Baby have announced the details for her funeral....
Dechlan Brennan 6 Aug 2026
Exclusive: MP referral revives conflict-of-interest questions in Kumanjayi White death in custody case

The Northern Territory Director of Public Prosecutions' (NT DPP) decision to hand the prosecution of Federal Labor MP Luke Gosling over to the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (CDPP) to av...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Aug 6, 2026
First Nations exchange brings together artists from around the world

First Nations practitioners working across textile, customary adornment and fashion have come together from across Australia, Aotearoa / New Zealand and Turtle Island / Canada through a Creative Austr...

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Aug 6, 2026
Separatists claim responsibility for killing Papuans accused of acting on behalf of Indonesian forces

West Papuan independence separatists killed three Indigenous Papuans depicted in an execution-style video that has gone viral on social media across the occupied territory as a warning to "traitors" t...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Aug 6, 2026
'Australia has a skeleton in its closet': Treaty leaders back national truth-telling

Racism against First Peoples is a direct consequence of colonisation and remains embedded in Australia's institutions, laws and systems, the Co-Chair of Victoria's First Peoples' Assembly has told a p...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Aug 6, 2026
Malind-Anim Indigenous people in court to defend ancestral forests

The Malind-Anim Indigenous community are mounting a legal challenge to protect West Papuan ancestral forests from a planned commercial development.

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Aug 5, 2026
NRL club claims Samoan player contributed to training death

A Samoan rugby league player who died of heat exhaustion at pre-season training contributed to his death by not managing his weight and diet in the off-season, his former club says.

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Tom Wark (AAP) Aug 5, 2026
Garma debate sharpens focus on Closing the Gap implementation

Discussions at the recent Garma Festival reinforce the need for governments to focus on implementing the National Agreement on Closing the Gap, rather than creating a new agenda, according to the Coal...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Aug 5, 2026
Native title holders win High Court challenge over NT water licence

Native title holders from Central Australia have secured a High Court victory in their fight to assert control over an aquifer. On Wednesday, the High Court ruled in favour of the Mpwerempwer Aborigin...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Aug 5, 2026
UN peacekeeping training program welcomes aspiring Pacific officers

Prospective police officers from across the Pacific have been welcomed into training at Magandjin / Brisbane's state-of-the-art Pinkeba headquarters on the way to becoming United Nations peacekeepers.

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Aug 5, 2026
Pacific calls for fairer global biodiversity reporting ahead of COP17

Pacific nations have warned the first global review of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework could undercount conservation work across small island states ahead of the 17th Conference of...

Remote students gather on Country for culture and learning at annual school camp

Children, families and teachers from three remote West Arnhem Land communities converged on Country for Nawarddeken Academy's annual school camp.

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark Aug 4, 2026
'Abuse, restraint and isolation': Campaign pushes national minimum standards for children in custody

A new campaign calling for enforceable national minimum standards to protect the human rights of children in custody has been launched. Coming in the wake of Closing the Gap data showing the rate of I...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Aug 4, 2026
Concerning, vile and disturbing: Police investigating alleged assault at Camp Sovereignty

There is serious concern and outrage after an alleged attack on Camp Sovereignty in Naarm / Melbourne, a second at the site of Indigenous protest and community gathering within 12 months, with police...

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